Waves of Amber

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 21, 20183,514 views12 comments

Last image I'll post from the trip to Death Valley with Harley last month. I have reworked this image several times and struggled getting the color balance and local contrast to my liking. Comments, suggestions appreciated.

btw, for a sense of scale, if you look close, you'll see a tiny white spec at the bottom of the wash to the left which is a truck/camper. Hopefully I won't get called on this needing to be moved to M&N sad

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5DS R, 24-105 f/4 IS L @ f/16, 1/4 sec

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on February 21, 2018 at 7:31 PM

Some pretty cool layers going on there. Very cool!

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Comment posted by Ry Birge on February 21, 2018 at 8:43 PM

Super image Dave. Love the subtle colors and fluidity of the dunes. The composition is first rate. Keep up the good work! Ry

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on February 22, 2018 at 12:40 AM

Sorry to hear that this will be your last one from your trip for us to view. All are superb.

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on February 22, 2018 at 3:18 AM

Exceptional image. Great layering with the soft muted dunes, backed by the edgier painted hills, topped off by a nice sky.

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Comment posted by Genny K. on February 22, 2018 at 3:22 AM

I really like the "waves" in this. DV is really something. It's been 5 years since I was there, for all of 1 day! The dunes in this are superb, with that side-lighting. Also like the glow in this, and the light on the clouds. There's such a contrast between the soft feel of the waves and the hard layers in the mountain ridges, and the softness of the clouds. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 22, 2018 at 10:26 AM

Dave, This looks great! Excellent comp and the light is wonderful. I think your struggle getting the color balance ended up being just right so nice job with that. Really a fantastic combination of elements in this beautiful scene.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on February 22, 2018 at 1:07 PM

Sick place to camp! Color balance and contrast look great to me. Probably would clone out that tiny camper if was going to print. Wondering if you have any exposures with more of that intense light hitting the peak tops? Gorgeous shot overall.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on February 22, 2018 at 1:28 PM

Beautiful image. The warm tones and textures of the dunes are positively sensual. Especially vs the mountain and cloud layers.

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on February 23, 2018 at 3:59 AM

Gorgeous textures in that sand Dave. I feel I am losing just a tad too much info in the rock at the back and would probably lighten just a fraction but in all other respects very nice. Additional note: Just taken a look at the larger image and that missing info in the rock is much more in evidence.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on February 23, 2018 at 3:10 PM

Excellent. Looks great to my eye. No suggestions for it. Most enjoyable to view.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on February 24, 2018 at 12:53 PM

You had a great run of DV images, Dave. This is excellent. The detail across the board really pops in the large version. I love the dunes.
--P

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on February 27, 2018 at 2:25 PM

This is darn near perfect Doug. Love the sky and the sand dune are beyond compare. They absolutely make the image for me. The light, undulations, colors, patterns, textures - all incredible!! The only nit I have is that the mountains come across as a bit muted and without great detail on my crappy work monitor. I won't make any suggestions for improvement there because on my good monitor at home it might look totally different. Anyway, a spectacular image!

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